Did God create evil?

The opponents of God often say that if God created everything then he must have created evil. These people often want to blame God for the evil in the world, rather than admit the truth…

John 3:19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

Too many Christians will answer, and say, that God created evil to give us an option, and now if we decide to love him it is because we wanted to, not because we were without choice. No; God did not create evil!!!

Evil is like darkness. Darkness is not a thing but rather just what is left when there is no light, similarly evil is what is left when we turn away from God.

John 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

Even Job thought that God did all of those things to him. We know from reading the scripture though, that it was the devil and not God that did it. God allowed but restrained the devil.

Evil is just the absence of God. The devil’s plan was to get us to turn away from God and then all that we would have left is darkness and evil.

Jesus gave us a wonderful gift. He made us able to take that light to anyone that we want. Wow!!!

Mt 5:14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.